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J. H. GIBSON.

BABY UARRIAGE.

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No. 381,834. Patented Apr. 24, 1888.

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BABY CARRIAGE.

No. 381,834. Patented Apr. 24, 1888.

W1 TJV ESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB H. GIBSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BABY-CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,834, dated April 241888.

Application filed October 27, 1887. Serial No. 253,512. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB H. GIBSON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica. residing at New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBaby-Carriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in baby andtoy carriages; and it consists in the novel construction and combinationof parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointedout in the claims.

The object of my invention is to dispense with the use of springs and toprovide for an easy movement'of the carriage-body, the parts thereofbeing simple and effective in their construction and operation andstrong and durable. I attain this object by the construction illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicatesimilar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a babycarriage shown as embodying my improvement.Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a carriage embodying my improvement. Fig.3 illustrates a modified form of my improvement.

A indicates the carriagebody, having suitable bifurcated clips, a,secured to the under forward and rear ends thereof in parallel planes.

B indicates the running-gear, which at the front and rear portionsthereof has standards or uprights O secured thereto, which are formedwith eyes 0, adapted to be engaged by theends of two angnlarly-bentrods, D. When said rods D are thus mounted, they are allowed a swingingmovement backward and forward, as will be readily understood. The body Ais then mounted between the standards O,- with the bifurcated clips aengaging the angularly-bent rods D, as shown, and the body thereby givena swaying movement.

As shown in Fig. 3, the upright O is centrally mounted on therunning-gear B, and consists of a lower fork, c, the ends 'of which aresecured to the said running-gear, and an upper T-head, 0 having eyes ateach end thereof, which are engaged by the ends of the angularly-bentrods D, as in the first-described construction.

By the use of my improvement springs are dispensed with and a similarmovement given the body when in movement as if springs were used. If thecarriage has a stationary position, the body may be swung to and frosimilar to a cradle; or a separate cradle-bod y could be substitutedfor-the carriage-body, if so desired.

. The construction of my improvement being simple, the weight of thecarriage is materially lightened and the expense of manufacturelessened.

The utility, convenience, and adaptability of my invention beingobviously apparent, it is unnecessary to further enlarge upon the sameherein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. Theherein-described carriage, wherein the body is movably suspended abovethe running-gear and out of direct contact therewith by means of theuprights O and the angularlybent rods D, relatively arranged andconnected as set forth.

2. The combination, with the carriage-body having bifurcated clips onthe under side thereof, of the running-gear having uprights securedthereto and formed with eyes at their upper ends, and the angularly-bentsuspendingrods engaging the clips on the under side of the carriage-bodyand the two ends thereof with the eyes in the upper port-ions of theuprights, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J AOOB H. GIBSON.

Witnesses:

WALTER PETERSEN, FORD T. MOOANN.

